gamma
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
Pronunciation
Noun
gamma (countable and uncountable, plural gammas)
- The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- (physics) A gamma ray or gamma-ray photon.
- (mathematics) The Gamma function, symbolized by Γ.
- (mathematics) A constant approximately equal to 0.57721566, symbolized by γ (also known as the Euler–Mascheroni constant).
- (physics) A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.
- (physics) A non-SI unit of measure of mass, equal to 1 microgramme.
- (industries) Slope of log-log plot of video input and luminance output.
- (aviation) Flight path angle; the angle by which an aircraft's flight path deviates from the horizontal plane.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change in delta with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
- (computer graphics) Synonym of gamma correction.
Hypernyms
- (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Coordinate terms
(flight path angle):
Derived terms
- baby gamma
- cross gamma
- des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin
- digamma
- gamma-aminobutyric acid
- gamma-angio-encephalography
- gamma bomb
- gamma-butyrolactone
- gamma camera
- gamma city
- gamma correction
- gamma decay
- gamma distribution
- gamma-encephalography
- gamma female
- gamma garden
- gamma globulin
- gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
- gamma-iron
- gamma iron
- gamma knife
- gamma male
- gamma of the gamma
- gamma particle
- gamma radiation
- gamma-ray
- gamma ray
- gamma-ray astronomy
- gamma-ray burst
- gamma wave
- nongamma
Translations
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
Noun
gamma f (plural gammes)
- gamma; the Greek letter Γ (lowercase γ)
- gamut; the range of possible values, especially:
- (music) the set of tones available from a musical instrument
- the set of possible color values available from a photographic or electronic device
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gamma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
Noun
gamma
Declension
nominative | gamma |
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genitive | gammanıñ |
dative | gammağa |
accusative | gammanı |
locative | gammada |
ablative | gammadan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dutch
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma). Doublet of gimel.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
gamma n (plural gamma's, diminutive gammaatje n)
- gamma (Greek letter)
- array, spectrum
- selection, assortment
- (in compounds) relating to sciences belonging neither to the exact sciences nor to the humanities, such as law, sociology and psychology
Derived terms
Further reading
gamma on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
Γγ | Previous: | beeta |
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Next: | delta |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
Noun
gamma
- gamma (letter in Greek alphabet)
- gamma (Euler–Mascheroni constant)
- gamma (unit of magnetic flux density)
- (slang) fantasy (recreational drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid)
- Synonym: gammahydroksivoihappo
Declension
Inflection of gamma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | gamma | gammat | |
genitive | gamman | gammojen | |
partitive | gammaa | gammoja | |
illative | gammaan | gammoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | gamma | gammat | |
accusative | nom. | gamma | gammat |
gen. | gamman | ||
genitive | gamman | gammojen gammain rare | |
partitive | gammaa | gammoja | |
inessive | gammassa | gammoissa | |
elative | gammasta | gammoista | |
illative | gammaan | gammoihin | |
adessive | gammalla | gammoilla | |
ablative | gammalta | gammoilta | |
allative | gammalle | gammoille | |
essive | gammana | gammoina | |
translative | gammaksi | gammoiksi | |
abessive | gammatta | gammoitta | |
instructive | — | gammoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gamma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
Noun
gamma m (plural gamma)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Further reading
- “gamma”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Noun
gamma m (plural gammas)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
Noun
gamma (plural gammák)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | gamma | gammák |
accusative | gammát | gammákat |
dative | gammának | gammáknak |
instrumental | gammával | gammákkal |
causal-final | gammáért | gammákért |
translative | gammává | gammákká |
terminative | gammáig | gammákig |
essive-formal | gammaként | gammákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | gammában | gammákban |
superessive | gammán | gammákon |
adessive | gammánál | gammáknál |
illative | gammába | gammákba |
sublative | gammára | gammákra |
allative | gammához | gammákhoz |
elative | gammából | gammákból |
delative | gammáról | gammákról |
ablative | gammától | gammáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
gammáé | gammáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
gammáéi | gammákéi |
Possessive forms of gamma | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | gammám | gammáim |
2nd person sing. | gammád | gammáid |
3rd person sing. | gammája | gammái |
1st person plural | gammánk | gammáink |
2nd person plural | gammátok | gammáitok |
3rd person plural | gammájuk | gammáik |
Derived terms
Further reading
- gamma in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic
Noun
gamma n (genitive singular gamma, no plural)
- gamma (Greek letter)
Declension
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
Noun
gamma m or f (invariable)
- the name of the Greek-script letter Γ/γ; gamma
Noun
gamma f (plural gamme)
Derived terms
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma), from Phoenician 𐤂 (g /gīml/). Doublet of gama.
Pronunciation
Noun
gamma f
Declension
Further reading
- gamma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gamma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sicilian
Noun
gamma f (plural gammi)
- Alternative form of jamma
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
Noun
gamma f (plural gammas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gamma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
gamma n
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